Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been building and remodeling homes across South Florida since 1998. If you live in North Palm Beach, you already know that construction here isn’t like construction ten miles inland. The Intracoastal corridor, the salt air, the mid-century CBS ranch homes with their flat roof sections and original jalousie windows - all of it shapes what a remodel or addition actually costs and how it has to be built. We know the 33408 building landscape well, and we answer our own phone at (877) 610-1318 when you call.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why North Palm Beach Homeowners Choose Barrett & Sons Construction
Tom Barrett’s name, address, and license number are published where anyone can check them. That matters in a village where a lot of homeowners have been burned before - by a low phone quote that turned into a bigger invoice at the door, or by a contractor who said permits were optional. The permit inspector works for you, not for me; that’s why I like him. Every job we do in North Palm Beach gets permits pulled and inspections signed when the scope requires it. Every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds, not after. And every completed job carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back.
We work regularly in the canal-front neighborhoods along the finger canals and through the original village streets west of US-1 near Prosperity Farms Road. You’ll see our trucks in the neighborhoods off Lighthouse Drive and along the waterfront streets near Anchorage Drive. Crews are Tom’s sons and their teams, background-checked, uniformed, and local to the South Florida metro. A live person answers the phone 24/7, not a voicemail box in another time zone.
Construction Services We Offer in North Palm Beach
Kitchen Remodeling
Most North Palm Beach kitchens start as 1960s-era layouts with original cabinetry and electrical that predates today’s code. We reframe, rewire, and rebuild around materials like KraftMaid and Cambria when the job calls for them. Written allowances mean you know exactly what the cabinet line costs before we order anything.
Learn more about our Kitchen Remodeling in North Palm Beach.
Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms in the village’s original ranch stock often hide water damage behind old tile and corroded cast-iron drain lines. We strip to the studs where needed, bring plumbing and exhaust up to current county code, and rebuild with surfaces that hold up to the humidity and salt exposure common near the lagoon.
Learn more about our Bathroom Remodeling in North Palm Beach.
Roofing
Palm Beach County’s coastal design wind speeds push 170 mph, which means a roof on a canal-front CBS home needs uplift-rated assemblies and impact-rated openings at permit. We install GAF and CertainTeed systems with fasteners and flashing designed to resist the salt corrosion that eats inland-grade hardware along the Intracoastal.
Learn more about our Roofing in North Palm Beach.
Windows & Doors
Those original jalousie windows on your 1960s ranch won’t pass an impact inspection, and replacing them is a hurricane-code requirement on most permitted scopes. We work with Andersen, Marvin, Simonton, and PGT lines depending on the opening sizes and exposure. Every installed unit is impact-rated for the coastal zone.
Fence Installation
North Palm Beach fence lines run along sandy, shifting soil and salt-heavy air that rots posts faster than inland yards. We set deeper posts and use hardware rated for coastal conditions, and we handle the village’s setback requirements before the first hole is dug.
Driveway & Pavers
Driveways here contend with storm-season flooding and the occasional high-water event along the finger canals. We lay Belgard and Techo-Bloc pavers on properly compacted base so your driveway doesn’t settle into a washboard after two wet seasons. Drainage is part of every hardscape plan we bid.
Home Additions & ADU
Adding square footage in North Palm Beach means obeying Palm Beach County’s flood-zone elevation rules, the village’s setback codes, and Florida’s substantial-improvement thresholds. We pull the permits, we schedule the inspections, and we keep every structural decision in writing before concrete pours. If a geotechnical report is needed for a canal-front footprint, we tell you on the front end, not as a surprise change order.
Neighborhoods We Serve in North Palm Beach
Our crews work throughout the 33408 ZIP code. Typical response time for estimates in the village runs within a couple of business days, and we’ll tell you the window when you call (877) 610-1318.
- North Palm Beach Village (the original master-planned core)
- Canalside communities along the Earman River and finger canals
- Prosperity Farms Road corridor
- Lighthouse Drive area
- Anchorage Drive waterfront streets
Why North Palm Beach’s Climate & Housing Affect Construction
North Palm Beach is a mid-century planned village, mostly built out between the late 1950s and the 1970s, and nearly all of it sits within the Intracoastal Waterway corridor. That’s not just a pretty view. It means every permitted project - from a bathroom remodel to a full addition - triggers Palm Beach County’s high-velocity hurricane zone requirements, flood-zone elevation compliance, and salt-air material specs at the same time. No other set of codes in inland Palm Beach County stacks up this way.
The dominant housing stock is single-story CBS - concrete block and stucco - with low-slope or flat roof sections. These ranches frequently still have original terrazzo floors, jalousie windows far out of compliance with current impact codes, and undersized electrical panels that must be upgraded when a renovation crosses Florida’s substantial-improvement cost thresholds. Along the finger canals, many original lots were filled before modern soil-bearing standards existed. When we pull permits for additions or structural changes on those waterfront parcels, we routinely see the need for helical pier underpinning or grade-beam work that would never come up a few miles inland. Smart North Palm Beach owners budget for a geotechnical report before bidding any waterfront structural job.
Pricing for Construction in North Palm Beach
Honest numbers upfront, because that’s how Tom runs every job. A straightforward bathroom remodel in the village generally starts around $28,000 and climbs with tile scope and plumbing rough-in changes. Kitchen remodels run from $45,000 to $90,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop selection, and whether we’re moving walls. Roof replacements on a typical CBS ranch fall between $14,000 and $28,000, shaped by the roof’s tie-down details and impact-rated opening count. Driveway and paver work typically starts around $9,000 for a standard two-car replacement. Additions and ADUs vary too widely for a phone number - they depend on flood-zone elevation, foundation findings, and village setback review. Call (877) 610-1318 for a written, line-item estimate. Estimates are free, and every change after that arrives on paper before work begins.
Service Area - Cities Near North Palm Beach
We work throughout the northern Palm Beaches. If you live just south of the village, see our work in Lake Park and Riviera Beach. To the north and west, we serve Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach with the same written change orders and permits-pulled standard.
Serving North Palm Beach, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Palm Beach area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Construction in North Palm Beach
Most remodels in the 33408 ZIP code land between $28,000 and $90,000 depending on scope, with kitchens and additions at the higher end and bathrooms and hardscapes lower. North Palm Beach’s coastal code requirements - impact windows, uplift-rated roof assemblies, flood-zone elevation on additions - add real cost compared to inland work. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote; estimates are free and line-itemed.
Only if the scope changes, and only in writing first. Every allowance, every change order, every price adjustment arrives on paper before a single nail moves. An allowance that isn’t on paper is a surprise waiting for a date, and Tom doesn’t do surprises.
Yes. Every eligible job gets permits pulled and inspections signed. The permitting picture here is complicated - the village sits inside the Intracoastal corridor, so wind, flood, and corrosion codes all apply at once. We handle the paperwork and the inspections, and we’re glad to explain what each one means before we start.
A bathroom runs two to four weeks. A full kitchen runs five to eight weeks. A roof replacement is typically done in three to five days of on-site work. Additions and ADUs take three to six months, driven by geotechnical findings on canal-front lots and county review time. We’ll give you a schedule in writing with your estimate, and we’ll tell you if a change order shifts it.
Because building here costs more when it’s done legally. The coastal wind-speed requirements, the flood-zone compliance, the salt-air material specs, and the older CBS housing stock all push material and labor costs up. Contractors who quote inland prices on coastal work are usually cutting something - permits, fasteners, or inspections. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself.
Need straight answers on your North Palm Beach construction project? Call Barrett & Sons Construction at (877) 610-1318 for a free, written estimate. We’ll walk the property with you, explain what the codes require, and give you a number that won’t change unless you change it. Tom’s name, address, and license number are on the table - check us out before you sign anything.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving North Palm Beach and surrounding South Florida communities since 1998.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local construction pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What North Palm Beach Customers Say
"Addition over the garage matched the original roofline and brickwork so closely that visitors do not realise it was added. He tracked down the closest brick he could find rather than settling."
- Gideon Stroud"The bathroom was finished on the day he said at the start, which nobody had led me to believe was possible."
- Loretta Vanterpool"His sons run the crews and they were in our house for four months. Not once did I feel I had to be home to keep an eye on things."
- Camila Fuentes